"To my surprise, a diamond has emerged from the gutter," writes Travers. "Its name is The World's End, and it'll knock you on you a** from laughing when you're not rubbing your eyes in disbelief."

The new comedy from British director Edgar Wright, the third in a trilogy of films that includes the much-beloved "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz," once again teams up actors Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and some other well-known blokes for an apocalyptic bar crawl. Unfortunately, by the time the group reaches the last bar, fittingly called The World's End, all hell breaks via a full-scale alien invasion.

"The World's End" is more like an antic sugar high than a reeling, drunken stupor. There are no headaches, dry mouth or crushing shame at the end - no "Hangover," in other words. I'll drink to that." - A.O. Scott, The NY Times